I have been in Zurich more than 10 years, but there are still some alleys in the city center that I have never been to. I stopped at Central and went to Newmarkt and beyond, finding a lot of unique shops, then turned around and went to Grossmünster.

I had some errands to do in the city center. All pictures in this post are shot on X100V. All pictures were shot using the optical viewfinder (OVF) or from the hip. I have rediscovered the OVF. I can compose faster because I see what is outside the frame.

I was in Bern last weekend and brought the Q2 monochrom. Here are a few shots I took on the way to my destination.

Bahnofstrasse was packed today, by pandemic standards, for a weekday.

There are products that are gateway drugs into their respective manufacturer system. The original X100 played that role, sucking me into the Fujifilm X system. The Q2 is such a camera. It is making me consider acquiring a Leica. I am very aware that nowadays Leica is an aspirational brand…

I went out for a few errands and it started snowing heavily. I had some time to kill and hiked back home through the forest. I met an old man walking his dog.

Since I got the Leica Q2 monochrom, I wanted to shoot a full-frame camera in color. While I love the ergonomics of the Q2, I wanted something more versatile and less expensive.

2021 has been a rollercoaster for me, and not in a good way. I had lots of personal issues.